Q. feathers. Jan. 16, 1934. "Jap. Ranch", 500+ft., Colorado R., 14 mi. S. E. Searchlight, Clark Co., Nev. 18. (cont.) a drink of water. On our return I brought some of my traps in to camp, as I wished to re-set them in a new locality. I skinned the coyote and prepared the skins for drying. After lunch I set traps up thru the creosote brush and in the washes at the edge of the mesa. I discovered what I took to be a ring- tail den, from droppings at the entrance, and set one trap there. Other traps were set on my return thru the creosote brush. After arriving at camp, I took the three beaver traps and went to the river. Darkness prevented the setting of them. On my return I shot a townsend solitaire (Myadetes townsendii). I prepared dinner, washed dishes and wrote down my findings during the evening. The bat which had been kept alive was marked and set free. Jan. 17, 1934. As soon as breakfast and the dishes were taken care of, I went up thru the creosote brush to my traps. None had been disturbed. On my return I saw a jack-rabbit (Lepus californicus). I cleaned the coyote and fox skulls, put up the townsend solitaire skin and took eight traps to set out. I set two